The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-16
Religious Notes.

Detroit Christian Advocate.
DR.. Fitzgerald places the increase IN the
membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, at so, 600.
An undenomnational chapel is to be erected
IN Newport by Mr. August Belmont as a me-
mortal of his daughter.
Philip. King of Macedon: Oh, how small
portion of earth will hold us when we are dead.
who ambitiously seek after the whole earth
while are living.
Evangelist Sam Small has been appointed
commissioner of education to the colored people
of the South under the auspices of the Southern
Methodist General Conference.
The Northern and Southern Presbyterian
churches have selected tine fourth Thursday in
May of 1883 for their united celebration of the
centennial Of the General Assembly.
The man who reproachfully asks why the
churches do not have revival all the time is re-
spectfully requested to eiucidate why we do not
have a spring season all the year through.
The tidal wave of deeper souls
Into our nmost being rolls,
And lifts us unawares
Out of all meaner Cares.
Happy the man, and happy he alone.
He who call to-day his own;
He who secure within say
Tomorrow do thy worst. for have lived to-day.
Dryden.
Leigh Hunt: God made both tears and laugh.
ter, and both for kind purposes; for as laughter
enables mirth and surprise to breathe freely, 40
tears enable sorrow to vent itself patiently.
Tears hinder sorrow from becoming despair and
madness.
Advices which have Just been received from
Corea state that the King, through the influence
of Miss Annie Ellers. of the Presbyterian mis-
sion. and who is physician to the Queen, has
purchased FIVE buildings which are to be used
a royal hospital Two Of the buildings are to
be reserved for female patients
O. w. Holiness We must find weak spot or
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People who do not laugh or cry, or take more OF
anything than is good for them, or use anything
but dictionary words are admirable subjects for
biographers. But we don't care most for those
fine pattern flowers that press best in the herbar
ium
Maj. B. K Keiser editor of the Times, of
Opehka, Ala, has made relentless war on the
liquor business in that city, and as a result he
found his type In 'pi" when he reached his Office
one morning last week. and the gearwheel of
his press broken to atoms He also received q
note from 1.-The Club ordering him to leave the
county within ten days, suffer the conse-
quences. This is the spirit Of the whisky bust
ness.
John Ruskin has furnished q fresh proof Of
his indviduallsm by gift made to the Church
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at Coniston. The
gift is a stained glass window, placed In the
west wall. 1t is tripier in form; and the subject
Of illustration is the vision of St John on the
Isle of Patmos. In the upper portion OF the
central compartments is the figure of the Al
mighty. seated upon throne, and bearing in
His hand the parchment scroll, Written within
and without. and sealed with seven SEALS The
throne is supported by cherub, and the an
gelic host is depicted in the surrounding sea of
glory. The lower portion of the same light is
filed with the figure of St John, gazing in
rapture on the vision and with pen in his hand
as if in the act of writing down the things re-
vealed to him. In his hands is q scroll, with the
words. t'Thou vast slain and hast redeemed u.s.
The lateral compartments form part of the same
representation. In the upper portion are bands
of virgin saints. They are represented, on the